Substance Abuse and Excessive Mortality Among Forensic Psychiatric Patients: A Finnish Nationwide Cohort Study

Substance Abuse and Excessive Mortality Among Forensic Psychiatric Patients: A Finnish Nationwide Cohort Study

Background: Forensic psychiatric patients are known to have reduced life expectancy. The aim of this study was to explore to what extent substance abuse disorders account for this increased mortality.Methods: Data up to December 31, 2016 for mortality (causes of death register) and substance abuse (...

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Main Authors: Ilkka Ojansuu, Hanna Putkonen, Markku Lähteenvuo, Jari Tiihonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
forensic psychiatry
mental illness
substance abuse
mortality
accidental death
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00678/full

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